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Emily Cooper

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Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Lancashire

In 2016, a UK Home Affairs Committee report highlighted that street-based sex work has diminished significantly over the last two to three decades. shutterstock

August 3, 2017

Stigma and stereotypes about sex work hinder regulatory reform

Paul J. Maginn, The University of Western Australia and Emily Cooper, University of Lancashire

Consensual sex work, like non-commercial sex, mostly happens behind closed doors. Yet stigma toward and ignorance about sex workers makes people panic when we try to talk about reform.

Sex workers and massage parlours make friendly neighbours and prop up local economies. Shutterstock

June 16, 2016

Bothered by a brothel? How sex work can improve your neighbourhood

Emily Cooper, University of Lancashire and Paul J. Maginn, The University of Western Australia

Just dirty and disorderly? Sex work has a more complex role in the community than is commonly portrayed.

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